WQCS00002_NOV-2023-DV-0389 Notice of Violation_20231107

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November 07, 2023

Whit Wheeler, Assistant Director
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602-0590

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0389
Sanitary Sewer Overflows - October 2023
Collection System Permit No. WQCS00002
Raleigh Collection System
Wake County

Dear Mr. Wheeler:

The self-reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by City of Raleigh indicates violations of
permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to
effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or
surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a
permit is required.

Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following:
Total Vol
Total Surface
Incident Start Duration Vol Water
Number Date (Mins) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301428 10/6/2023 46 737 HUNTING RIDGE Pipe Failure (Break) 690 690 Notice of Violation
ROAD, RALEIGH,
27615 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 202301447 10/12/2023 276 1900 Main Campus Pipe Failure (Break) 1,380 1,380 Notice of Violation
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
202301484 10/23/2023 60 1903 ALEXANDER Pipe Failure (Break) 1,500 1,500 Notice of Violation
ROAD, RALEIGH,
27608 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit
a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15
business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s)
in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for
the cited violations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Fowler with the Water Quality Section in the
Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200 or via email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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